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Crime

City Businessman Rugiirwa Katatumba Remanded To Kitalya Prison Over Shs120m Debt

City businessman Rugiirwa Katatumba has been remanded to Kitalya prison after he failed to clear Shs120 million he acquired from Prime Finance Company. The heir to the family was on 27th January committed to the Kitalya Government Prison over obtaining credit by

January 27, 2021

Business

Shame As Govt Asks External Labour Recruitment Companies to Fund Uganda Embassy in Saudi to Handle Distressed Migrant Workers

Anger is boiling up among the external recruitment agencies in Uganda after the government asked them to help fund the cash trapped Uganda Embassy in Saudi Arabia to help handle the distressed migrant workers. According to Uganda Association of External Recruitment Agencies

January 27, 2021

Health

Just In: M7 Launches Covid-19 Clinical Trials

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni today, officially launched the first Uganda Coronavirus clinical trials at Mulago Referral Hospital. The Plasma Investigational New Drug and the CCP trial to assess the safety and efficacy of CCP in treatment of COVID 19 in Uganda. H.E

January 27, 2021

Crime·Politics

‘We Will Crush You’- Museveni Warns Against Post-Election Violence

The newly elected President of Uganda Yoweri Tibuhaburwa Kaguta Museveni has warned Ugandans against engaging in violence, as discontent continues over the country’s electoral process. There has been agitation in Uganda and elsewhere about the outcome of the election which gave Museveni,

January 27, 2021

Politics

State Of Busoga Roads Irks Kadaga

The Speaker of Parliament Rebecca Kadaga is concerned about the state of access roads in Busoga which she says have been damaged by trucks that transport sugarcane. According to the Speaker, a meeting with sugarcane millers earlier resolved to engage the local

January 27, 2021

Business

Parliament Suspicious Of Continuous BoU Recapitalization

The chairperson of Finance Committee of Parliament Hon. Henry Musasizi is suspicious that the government could be siphoning funds meant for the recapitalization of the Central Bank. He disclosed his suspicions during a meeting between legislators on the Budget Committee, officials from

January 27, 2021

Politics

A Pleasant Welcome Of Shs 300m Awaits Each Freshly Elected & Re-elected Member Of Uganda’s Parliament Amidst Covid-19 Economic Hardship

The Minister of Finance Matia Kasaija is hunting for sh165bn to avail Parliament a budget for MPs motor vehicle allowances in the 11th Parliament. Divided by about 520 MPs, each is expected to pocket closet to sh320million in vehicle allowances. Minister Kasaija said

January 27, 2021

Sports

Morocco Humiliates Uganda Cranes 5-2 In CHAN Tournament

A journey that started with high hopes ended miserably with Uganda Cranes losing 5-2 on Tuesday night to defending champions Morocco at the Total CHAN 2020 Finals in Cameroon. The biggest chunk of the Ugandan team was making its debut appearance at

January 27, 2021